Newman: Paul Newman - A Celebration

Lax, Eric

| 1998

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Already a success on Broadway, in 1954 Newman began his film career - disastrously - as Basil the slave in "The Silver Chalice". Yet before long he was considered not only a fine actor but also the sexiest man in films. Determined to control his career, he broke away from the studio system that dictated what roles he could take and, with astute choices of scripts and directors, established a screen presence that has remained both popular and respected. From "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and "The Hustler" to "The Sting" and "Slap Shot", and on to "The Colour of Money", "Mr. and Mrs. Bridge" and "Nobody's Fool", Paul Newman has demonstrated his versatility as an actor. The films he has directed and that star Joanne Woodward, his wife of 38 years - such as "Rachel, Rachel" and "Harry and Son" - are concerned with ordinary people attempting to make sense of their lives. Besides his achievements on...

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